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What to do this weekend in Seattle

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Must Watch
‘Sushi with Shiro’ at Pike Place Market

Sunday (11/2, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) Retired sushi chef Shiro Kashiba will be on hand at Pike Place Market’s Atrium Kitchen for a live sushi preparation demo, including tastings of classic dishes like seasonal matsutake mushroom broth. Stay for a post-demo book signing of Kashiba’s memoir Shiro: Wit, Wisdom and Recipes from a Sushi Pioneer.

Must Bravo
Seattle Opera’s Don Giovanni

Friday (10/31, 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.) Premiered in 1787, “The Don” still captivates as it chronicles the last 24 hours of a lothario who delights in philandering, conniving and killing. Spoiler alert: In the end, the jerk gets his comeuppance.

Must Hear
Black Keys Rock Out at Key Arena

Saturday (11/1, 8 p.m.) Start the month off right with the Akron, Ohio, rock duo The Black Keys playing psychedelic sounds from their new album, Turn Blue.

Must Knock on Wood
A New Sculptural Exhibit at Bellevue Arts Museum

(10/31 to 3/29/2015, times vary) This year’s Bellevue Arts Museum Knock On Wood exhibit highlights Northwest artists who are pushing the wood medium in inventive, artful ways—from miniature sculptures to large-scale installations—including Seattle’s Rick Araluce, John Grade, Julia Haack, Todd Jannausch, Whiting Tennis, W. Scott Trimble, Kimberly Trowbridge and Ed Wicklander.

Must Sing Along
Midnight Showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show

(10/31, 11:55 p.m.) Now that ye olde Egyptian Theatre has been renovated and reopened, spend your Hallows’ Eve with Tim Curry et al for a midnight showing of the classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Horrific costumes encouraged!

 

Rearview Mirror: Crocodile Guardians, Late-Summer Potato Salad, and a Halloween Costume Hunt

Rearview Mirror: Crocodile Guardians, Late-Summer Potato Salad, and a Halloween Costume Hunt

Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).

COOKING WITH ASTER PANTRY A few leaves turn, my inbox fills with fall festival pitches and cozy brunch menus, and suddenly I want to stay home with a glass of wine and cook. I love this nesting season, though I’m not ready to give up summer produce. Earlier this year, I wrote about Seattle chefs…

WALKDONTRUN Returns This Saturday, Turning Downtown Seattle Into a Sprawling Art Show

WALKDONTRUN Returns This Saturday, Turning Downtown Seattle Into a Sprawling Art Show

In its second year, the free festival brings 200-plus artists to a 20-block route September 19, with a secret garden and a former 7-Eleven stocked with art.

Most walks through downtown Seattle involve trying to get somewhere. On September 19, the crosswalk itself might be the reason to stop. Heap Troupe will turn a four-way crossing into a performance, one of dozens of encounters planned for this year’s WALKDONTRUN. The free, all-ages art walk stretches across more than 20 blocks. From 11…

At Two Dot Schoolhouse, Ruth Marie Tomlinson Builds an Artistic Community

At Two Dot Schoolhouse, Ruth Marie Tomlinson Builds an Artistic Community

For nearly 20 years, the Seattle artist and her husband have welcomed artists, writers, and musicians to a historic Montana schoolhouse. Now they’re searching for its next stewards. 

At her solo exhibition last year at The Vestibule, Seattle artist Ruth Marie Tomlinson presented a new series of work inspired by her close readings of British nature writer J.A. Baker’s The Peregrine and Icelandic author Sjón’s The Blue Fox. As if on sheets torn from a sketchbook, her pages included excerpts and outtakes of…

Rearview Mirror: Seahawks Off the Field, Seattle on the Board, and Smoked Oysters

Rearview Mirror: Seahawks Off the Field, Seattle on the Board, and Smoked Oysters

Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).

HOOKED ON KNOCKS Admittedly, I am late to this one. The Seahawks’ first season of Hard Knocks, the HBO series that follows NFL teams through training camp, premiered in August, but until last week, I had never heard of it. To be honest, my football knowledge starts with knowing what a touchdown is and doesn’t…